Improvement in plows



0. F. PHILLIPS. Plow.

No. 205,977. Patented July 16, 1878.

wrrm-issas VENTOR J M z W @cmfi MPETERS. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTOND UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR F. PHILLIPS, OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEM ENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,977, dated July16,1878 application filed February 25, 1878.

.T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR F. PHILLIPS, of Lynchburg, in the county ofCampbell and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide means whereby the width offurrow or land may be regulated by a screw-bolt attached to the handles.

It consists in an an gle-plate or clevis formed and adapted to bereadily secured or attached to the handles, and provided with ascrewbolt which passes through a nut in the plowbeam, all of which arearranged to operate as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a plow with myimprovements attached thereto. Fig. 2 shows the beam, partly in section,and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

a a are two horizontal parallel guide-bars, united at their inner endsby the plate a, so as to form a clevis, A, adapted to receive the end ofthe beam 12, which slides back and forth therein, as desired. The outerends of the bars a a have formed on them the lugs a a by which theclevis is secured rigidly to the handle 0, as shown.

In forming the clevis A the bars a a are so bent and arranged withreference to each other that the positions -of the lugs a a will beadapted to the inclined position of the handle 0, and will snugly fitagainst the side of the latter.

dis the adjusting-bolt, which is threaded and provided with the fixedrim-nut d and with the fixed shoulder 11, arranged so as to hold theplate a between it and the fixed handnut, the cross-plate serving as abearing for said nut.

e is a blind nut, placed in a recess in the beam b in such manner thatit may have a slight adjusting movement to adapt its position to thedirection of the beam as the rear end of the latter is moved back andforth be tween the plates at.

The bolt 01 passes through the end plate a, and through the beam 1) andnut e, and through the handle 0, and has on its outer end a rim-nut, d,as shown.

The beam b is secured to the standard of the plow or mold-board b by thebolt 1), on which it has a rotating movement, and on which is placed therimnut b The rear end of the beam is extended between the handles 0 c,and slides horizontally between the parallel bars a a of the clevis A,secured to the inner side of the handle 0.

In the operation of the device the nuts 71 d are loosened, after whichthe bolt d is turned in the proper direction to move the end of the beamin the direction desired. 'When the beam is set as desired the nuts I)and d are tightened, and the plow is ready for use.

The bars a a prevent any vertical movement of the end of the beam, whilethe rod d prevents any lateral movement thereof.

This device may readily be applied by any ordinary mechanic to anyordinary plow, no special construction of the beam and handles beingrequired.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

In combination with the plow-beam 1), secured to and rotating on thestandard b of the plow b and having its rear end extended between thehandles 0 c and handle 0, the bolt (1, having the attachments d shoulderd and nut LP, and clevis A, composed of the horizontal parallel bars a aand vertical plate a, and lugs a the end of said beam slidinghorizontally between the fixed bars aa on the bolt d, all constructedand operating as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR F. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

JOHN T. MURRILL, WM. H. WREN.

